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Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot has been the host of the NK News Podcast since episode 1 in February 2018. He has interviewed a wide range of guests about their knowledge of and experience in North Korea, from celebrity defectors to high-ranking U.S. government officials. His goal is to help as wide a cross-section of North Korea-related stories as possible be told, in order to build up a fuller picture. Jacco has a Master of Arts from Leiden University, for which he wrote a thesis on North Korean graphic novels.

North Korea News Podcast

Working with the disabled in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 192

Carla Vitantonio discusses her work fighting for the rights of North Koreans with physical and intellectual disabilities

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJuly 21, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

An interview with Stephen Biegun – NKNews Podcast Ep. 191

The former U.S envoy for North Korea policy discusses what went right -- and wrong -- in Singapore, Hanoi and Stockholm

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJuly 14, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Laughing along with North Korean comedy films – NKNews Podcast Ep. 190

Immanuel Kim discusses North Korean literature and the sense of humor in the country’s comedy films

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJuly 6, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

When Trump visited the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 189

LTC Sean Morrow discusses Donald Trump’s Panmunjom meeting and his time as commander of the U.N. Security Battalion

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJune 29, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Crazy price fluctuations in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 188

Volatile prices come as Kim Jong Un admits food security issues in North Korea

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJune 18, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Documenting human rights abuses in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 187

Dr. Sandra Fahy discusses her research into the 1990s famine and bridging human rights and humanitarian work

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJune 15, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Teaching entrepreneurship in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 186

Ian Bennett of Choson Exchange talks about running business workshops for North Koreans in Pyongyang and online

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJune 7, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Two years in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 185

Building personal relationships with the North Korean people was complex yet unforgettable

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJune 1, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

What happened at the Moon-Biden summit – NKNews Podcast Ep. 184

Both the U.S. and South Korea got (mostly) what they wanted, even if major questions remain unanswered

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootMay 25, 2021
Evergreen

How the hardliners prevailed in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 183

A diplomat's insights into Pyongyang politics

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootMay 18, 2021
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